Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138532.015 - Employee contacts spinning hog blade while clearing clog and

Accident Summary Nr: 138532.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 07/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542701.015	07/20/2021		321911	Jeld-Wen, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2021, an employee was clearing a clog in a dust collector while operating a trim saw. The employee shut down and locked out the machine but was not aware of the spin-down time for the hog blade (12" x 3", 20 lbs). Believing the blade had stopped spinning, the employee reached in to remove trimmings and the back of his hand made contact with the still-spinning blade. The employee sustained a severed extensor tendon and a partially severed flexor tendon on the right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Clearing, Clogged, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Reaching, Reaching In, Saw, Severed, Spinning, Tendon

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1542701.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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